Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1887-08-19
debate, ar emphatic answer I'd the affirma-
tive Is now given, together with reasons

not 80 readily obtainable ffom any other
source. The physical sciences. which, spread
before the youthful student the pictured
pages o. Natures book, arc admirably
adapted 70 traip his powers of perception.
With the geologist as his guide, he repds
the rocks and reads creations history. He
questions Nature with test tube and retort !.
studies plant ,and animal life, becomes
familiar WITH the properties of matter and
the NODES TT motion; and deity IN w
"unwinds the eternal dances Of the sky
Care of observation, ingenuity Of expert.
ment, rigor OF notification all discipline the
faculties through whose activity Knowledge
is presontedf 10 tho 1mtnd. iIwould break
net leaf from the lapreled brow Of Science.
| only contend that the classics can better
train the mindfn the processes Of pure in
tellect, Ter the very reason that language Is
insunct with thoqghL, OF course physical
science str@sgthbilA thel f1em8fy, cultivates
4 the lmaginatiupygnd exercises The reason
That Ia not disputed, But Ii does scenl 10
4 me the ysfudY,ef lty,grhaea. tle iileshis.
4. = !. ~ ~ y n
oI mentai acts miuianlia4l TIC laszh OF whtSe
s.ruc,ure are praxcf II logo, and whose
IIse,a.ures arc encnaseu silver caskets laden
WIN .ne nost precious jewels OF thought,
Gun noI put furnish the best possible disci-
pins ier ING ihseiieeL study OF thought
must leacn the mind TO think. .es,5
~ nenIai educa.lon the culture OF the
memory mas lastly been considered Of great
Importance his y tne faculty which links
lue present WIN the past All science and
az arr depend upon memory tits con
uislol Oh connected thinking tconserves
.hc aa.a ior VIDE concentration; II fur
,i,'ls 'ue oiocks WIN winch IMAGINATION
Julius Siassical stuay thoroughly trains
.no puPlls memory py compelling him to
aoqulio copious vocabulary ana learn
lneny ruies anu exceptions without which
encceive Work cannot DO done, But while
!. Is admittcd That this greatly strengthens
INC memory, the champions OF what Is call
ca sclenIlnc education claim that the study
o. language ioaus the mlnd with facts most
y nrpltraIy ana accidental, while science,
ucn.iins WIN lacIs pound toSether Dy con-
necusn a, once necessary, natural aud or
game, CultiVates q causal memory The
uest reply 70 this iaiiacy Is the statement of
sn9 Jaw, wnicn science herself has writton
~ leto.s OF nving iignt over every depart
Ihent o. Investigator, That nothing happens
without sufficient reason. Causation
reigns over language. Every word s what
y rs p'day py virtue Of all the forces, ma
.crlal anu mental, mat nave ever acted upon
.le race VINO nave spoken IL. Inc processes
OF CROWN ana oecay IN language exhibit
, uIle oruerly sequence OIL effect upon cause
lnore Is reason lor every lorm oil etymol-
BY ana LOT every law OIL syntax. Perhaps
tne reason mas Deon lost IN the lapse OF time,
Dut canine scientist assign the cause Of all
observed phenomena Shall we in either
case mistake our Ignorance Of what is for
Knowledge that u Is netS
III DO SAID tnat the facts Of language
must 90 acceptea on authority, l answer,
nrst, that even authority, often denounced
IN WORD put reveronced In heart, has its
Time ana place ana Junction and, secondly,
that every science 10 TO some extent open 10
inc same charge The rudiments OF all
KNn n must DC taught dogmatlcally
inc beginner In anything must accept some
things on faith What tyre In chemistry
can prove tho atomic phllosphyf What
student OF physics can At once verify al that
ne learns HOW many young astronomers
can critlcise lhe "Mecanique Celeste f--
huthority furnishes tno critical heascn with
Ihe 'oois ana materials Tor its destructive nnd
re, go WORK.
Inc CLASSICS render announcer valuable ser
vice IN mental culture py developing and
Christening the students imagination, a pow
or which, though elton disparaged, not only
prightens our daily lives with the rainbow
nues 81 nope, ana Weaves the gorgeous fan-
eas " " s scio pco' ous a.so weispefs "a tne
o eaa .a;n,s ~, a' , Gs VI ,he uhiVe,se,
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, .oa,I ~ ~ " a,n 10y ullcu1 70 sec new
, WI .uo y,a1sse Jan ao0oniPnsn .no TASK OF
,,,ar ~ ,u9 ~ .a possa, poems are
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yo S uesns .np ori| n s.uly oi tne greek
a ni,oryoa h, ,,t NC - usnJlea lto ,ong
he dnst Of aces cannot dim Te go1 "a' an
tbe falrest fopms that The oenius af he ia
en- time could paint' Ills sonl kindIes with
noetic Gr,. Glorious examnles cyclic hia
modest emulation. Ashe bends night altrr
NIGHT over hIs lexicon. reconstrncting word
nv word beautifnl moseics If tboas},, lie
library taste ia being nnconsciousIv sar,n "a
on ,he hest models Accnstomca ~ aaa
aIsneu WIN W.. a puress goia, ne soon learns to
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